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Committee advances two speed‑hump measures after neighborhood petitions
Summary
The St. Louis City Public Infrastructure & Utilities Committee on Nov. 12 advanced Board Bills 86 and amended 79 — both directing speed‑hump installations — after sponsors said resident petitions met the required thresholds; both bills received due‑pass recommendations from committee.
The St. Louis City Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee on Nov. 12 advanced two board bills to install speed humps in neighborhoods after presenters said residents supported the changes.
Ald. Cox Antoine introduced Board Bill 86, saying the bill would install a speed hump on Victor Avenue in the 8th Ward after a neighborhood petition met the ward’s threshold. “This bill is done through a process that I have in my ward where we have a petition that’s collected from the residents in the area,” Ald. Cox Antoine said during her presentation. The committee recorded five aye votes to send the bill to the full Board with a due‑pass recommendation.
Board Bill 79, originally introduced by Ald. Oliver Devote, was returned to committee with Amendment 1 to consolidate multiple speed‑hump installations into a single bill. Ald. Devote said he filed the amendment to “consolidate all of these speed hump installations into one board bill.” He later described the petition requirement in his ward: “We’ve gotta have 50% plus 1 of parcel owners on board,” and said the required support was obtained for five locations across Northampton and Southampton. The committee adopted Amendment 1 on a roll call (5 ayes) and then gave the amended bill a due‑pass recommendation after no members objected on a previous roll.
Why it matters: The bills change traffic‑calming infrastructure in residential areas and follow neighborhood petition processes that committee members stressed are required before installations proceed. Sponsors and the committee characterized the actions as procedural steps that will move each bill to the full Board for final consideration.
Votes at a glance: Board Bill 86 — due‑pass recommendation (5 ayes). Board Bill 79 (as amended) — amendment adopted (5 ayes); amended bill advanced with a due‑pass recommendation (no objection on previous roll).
